Fifth man indicted in Sioux Falls burglary, slaying is in custody

Dec. 17, 2013

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Four suspects in a Dec. 2 home invasion and homicide in Sioux Falls have been indicted on murder charges, and a fifth turned himself in Monday after a judge issued a warrant for his arrest.

Austin Kenneth Hogan, 21, of Hartford was indicted on charges of first-degree burglary and attempted first-degree robbery. Court records do not explain his suspected involvement in the case, which left 20-year-old Jordan LeBeau dead and LeBeau’s father injured.

Hogan, who was wanted on a $50,000 cash warrant, turned himself in Monday afternoon and will appear in court Wednesday morning.

Four other teens and men have been indicted in the case and face possible life sentences if convicted:

* Trevor Kruthoff, 17, of Watertown, is accused of joining Anderson in a planned robbery at LeBeau’s father’s house. According to court records, Kruthoff told police he shot both victims at Anderson’s urging when LeBeau’s father found LeBeau beaten and bound with duct tape.

* Douglas Scholten and Kevin James Rice, both 20-year-old Dell Rapids residents, also were indicted on murder charges. Court documents say they gave the teens a gun and instructions for the robbery, thinking there was $100,000 in cash in the home at 4205 N. Alaska Avenue in northwestern Sioux Falls. Rice was in business with LeBeau at an auto restoration shop in Dell Rapids.

LeBeau died from a gunshot wound to the abdomen. His funeral took place Monday in Hartford.

LeBeau’s father was shot in the arm and chest. He was released from the hospital in time for the funeral but declined to comment on the case when reached at his home Monday, saying he doesn’t want to impede law enforcement’s investigation.

Hogan, the latest man charged, has no history of violence on his criminal record but does have a felony drug case pending. He was charged Dec. 19, 2012, with possession of a controlled substance and manufacturing or distributing a controlled substance. His trial in that case was scheduled to begin later this month.

Police said they found a “significant amount” of money in the victims’ home and said some of it probably is related to drugs.

Marijuana and at least one controlled substance also were found in the home, police said the week of the homicide.

Rice and Kruthoff are due in court for arraignment Wednesday morning, with Scholten appearing the next day.

A “Take Back the Site” prayer vigil is scheduled for 5:15 p.m. today at the home on North Alaska Avenue.